Definitions for indican

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indican in·di·can

Spelling: [in-di-kuh n]

IPA: /ˈɪn dɪ kən/

Indican is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in indican (acdiinn).

Definitions for indican

noun

1. a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
2. Biochemistry. indoxyl potassium sulfate, C 8 H 6 NO 4 SK, a component of urine.

Origin of indican

1855-60; Latin indic(um) indigo + -an

Examples for indican

Potassium indoxyl sulphate, or indican, is derived from indol.

The blue dye, indigo, is derived from a glucoside of an entirely different type, known as indican.

indican is readily extracted from the leaves of various species of indigo plants.

Intestinal obstruction gives the largest amounts of indican.

Simple constipation and diseases of the large intestine alone do not increase the amount of indican.